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Vision Solutions' Customer Alfa-Bank Honored for IT Innovation
Exclusive Innovation Awards Delivered to Creative Users of Technology Solutions at COMMON Europe Conference
| Source: Vision Solutions
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - August 12, 2008) - Vision Solutions, the leading high availability
and disaster recovery solutions provider in IBM® Power Systems™, today
announced its customer Alfa-Bank in Moscow, Russia was recently honored
as a 2008 Innovation Award recipient during the annual COMMON Europe
Conference. The financial organization was recognized for their
implementation of a seamless technology solution (MIMIX HA from Vision Solutions) to eliminate planned and
unplanned IT downtime.
"Our system maintenance is now completed transparently and the threat of
unexpected outages is minimal because Vision Solutions' MIMIX HA keeps a
real-time backup version of applications and data available around the
clock," says CIO of Alfa-Bank, Sergei Mednov. "And we are extremely pleased
with MIMIX HA's automated features that minimize administration and ensure
data integrity."
As one of the biggest financial institutions in the region, Alfa-Bank has headed the list of the
"best IT banks in Russia" for three consecutive years. The Vision Solutions' client
implemented MIMIX HA not only to mitigate downtime, but also to support any
application environment, two- and three-tiered ERP environments,
bi-directional and cascading replications. With downtime virtually
eliminated, the bank's customers now have unlimited access to their
accounts and transactions.
"We are proud our customer Alfa-Bank received the 2008 COMMON Europe
Innovation Award in the large enterprise category," says Vision Solutions'
Director of Sales for the region, Alexander Trekin. "This further validates
our relationship and that working together, we can achieve more. As
Alfa-Bank endeavors to be the best in the business, Vision Solutions'
award-winning software ensures their commitment to customers."
Nominees were evaluated on how well their IT solution demonstrates business
innovation, supports outstanding achievement and highlights business value
to the company and its end users. Separate judging committees for each
category consisting of COMMON Europe members and IBM content experts ranked
each nomination based on established criteria. COMMON Europe, an
association of IBM computer users, is an umbrella organization of national
IBM user associations representing most European countries. Award winners
are considered to employ the best practices in the industry.
About Vision Solutions
Vision Solutions, Inc. is the
world's leading provider of high availability, disaster recovery and data
management solutions for IBM® Power Systems (i and p platforms). With a
portfolio spanning the industry's most innovative and trusted HA
technologies from iTERA™, MIMIX® and ORION™ Solutions, Vision keeps critical businesses
information continuously protected and available. Affordable and easy to
use, Vision products ensure business continuity, increase productivity,
reduce operating costs and satisfy compliance requirements. Vision also
offers advanced cluster management and systems management solutions, and
support for i, Windows, and AIX operating environments. As IBM's largest
high availability Premier Business Partner (NYSE : IBM ), Vision Solutions
oversees a global network of business partners and services and support
professionals to help our customers achieve their business goals. Privately
held by Thoma Cressey Bravo, Inc., Vision Solutions is headquartered in
Irvine, California with offices worldwide. For more information, visit
www.visionsolutions.com or call 800.957.4511.